Lessn　11　Amazing　Pants课件初中英语冀教版八年级下册39892.pptVIP

Lesson 11 Amazing Plants plants * New words egret /?i:grit/ n. 白鹭 eastern /?i:st?n / adj. 东部的；东方的 shy /?a? / adj. 害羞的 tightly /?ta?tli / adv. 紧紧地；牢固的 fossil /?f?sl / n. 化石 southwest /,sa?θwest / n. adj. 西南（的） living /?l?v?? / adj. 活着的 * Listening and answering What are the four amazing plants? They are the egret flower, a plant that can be shy, a “laughing” tree and a living fossil. * Reading and answering Read paragraph 1 and finish the following exercises 1.Why is it called the egret flower？ 2.Translate “Isn’t it beautiful?” into Chinese. Because this plant’s flowers look like flying egrets. 难道它不漂亮吗？/ 它真漂亮！ 此句为否定疑问句，表示惊异、反问、失望、 责难或赞美等语气。 Aren’t they happy? Didn’t you know that? * Reading and answering Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions: 1.How can this plant be shy? 2.Who can show me “open up” and “close up” with your hands? When someone touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly. After a few minutes, the leaves open up again. * Reading and answering Read paragraph 3 and finish the exercises: 1.What makes this tree sound like it’s laughing? 2.Where does this tree grow? 3.Translate “When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.” into Chinese. 当提到笑的时候，这棵树真的很有趣。 It grows in the middle of Asia. Because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laugh”. When it comes to (doing) sth. 当谈到……的时候，其后接名词， 代词或动名词形式作宾语。 * Reading and answering Read paragraph 4 and write true (T) or false (F). 1This plant grows in the of Africa.( ) 2.It has two leaves and the leaves continue to grow for its whole life. ( ) 3.This plant can live as long as years.( ) F T F southeast southwest 1600 1500 * * * What are people doing on the plants？ Many plants have been destroyed （破坏）by people. break off flowers carve on th